Definitions
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- n. A motorised personal vehicle having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors.
- v. To travel by Segway.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment
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Examples
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At an early showing of the scooter, John Doerr, the Kleiner Perkins partner who invested $38 million in Segway, reportedly asked Mr. Jobs what he thought of the product design.
Segway Executive Makes the Leap to Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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By its very design, the Segway is uncommonly nerdy.
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The future potential of Dean Kamen's Segway is frequently compared to Preston Tucker's Torpedo.
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Doug Field, the longtime technology chief at Segway, is joining Apple to become one of the company’s product designers.
Segway Executive Makes the Leap to Apple - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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Oh and I dug a photo of him out on a Segway, which is a device that makes anyone look like a wanker.
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While the BlackBerry was a perfect example of a tech spade that is a spade—an obvious lasting trend—the Segway is an example of a hyped, short-lived tech fad.
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And I say more power to them; the Segway is a self-indulgent, expensive, purposeless piece ofturdblossom whose only justification for existence is the undeniable fact that some people are just too damn rich and lazy to operate their own feet.
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You may recall the Segway was first promoted as so revolutionary that it would change the face of urban transportation.
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So the idea that a Segway is a sex-repellant is well-understood, apparently.
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The Segway was a gift from President Bush, who presented it to Koizumi at last month's summit meeting in Kyoto.
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